diff --git a/esphome/components/switch/__init__.py b/esphome/components/switch/__init__.py
index a595d43445..4668a1458c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/switch/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/switch/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ON_TURN_OFF,
     CONF_ON_TURN_ON,
     CONF_RESTORE_MODE,
+    CONF_STATE,
     CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
     CONF_WEB_SERVER,
     DEVICE_CLASS_EMPTY,
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ RESTORE_MODES = {
 }
 
 
+ControlAction = switch_ns.class_("ControlAction", automation.Action)
 ToggleAction = switch_ns.class_("ToggleAction", automation.Action)
 TurnOffAction = switch_ns.class_("TurnOffAction", automation.Action)
 TurnOnAction = switch_ns.class_("TurnOnAction", automation.Action)
@@ -177,6 +179,23 @@ SWITCH_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id(
         cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(Switch),
     }
 )
+SWITCH_CONTROL_ACTION_SCHEMA = automation.maybe_simple_id(
+    {
+        cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(Switch),
+        cv.Required(CONF_STATE): cv.templatable(cv.boolean),
+    }
+)
+
+
+@automation.register_action(
+    "switch.control", ControlAction, SWITCH_CONTROL_ACTION_SCHEMA
+)
+async def switch_control_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
+    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
+    template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_STATE], args, bool)
+    cg.add(var.set_state(template_))
+    return var
 
 
 @automation.register_action("switch.toggle", ToggleAction, SWITCH_ACTION_SCHEMA)
diff --git a/esphome/components/switch/automation.h b/esphome/components/switch/automation.h
index 579daf4d24..66818a80be 100644
--- a/esphome/components/switch/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/switch/automation.h
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ToggleAction : public Action<Ts...> {
   Switch *switch_;
 };
 
+template<typename... Ts> class ControlAction : public Action<Ts...> {
+ public:
+  explicit ControlAction(Switch *a_switch) : switch_(a_switch) {}
+
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, state)
+
+  void play(Ts... x) override {
+    auto state = this->state_.optional_value(x...);
+    if (state.has_value()) {
+      this->switch_->control(*state);
+    }
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  Switch *switch_;
+};
+
 template<typename... Ts> class SwitchCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
  public:
   SwitchCondition(Switch *parent, bool state) : parent_(parent), state_(state) {}
diff --git a/esphome/components/switch/switch.cpp b/esphome/components/switch/switch.cpp
index c204895755..13c12c1213 100644
--- a/esphome/components/switch/switch.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/switch/switch.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ static const char *const TAG = "switch";
 
 Switch::Switch() : state(false) {}
 
+void Switch::control(bool target_state) {
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "'%s' Control: %s", this->get_name().c_str(), ONOFF(target_state));
+  if (target_state) {
+    this->turn_on();
+  } else {
+    this->turn_off();
+  }
+}
 void Switch::turn_on() {
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s' Turning ON.", this->get_name().c_str());
   this->write_state(!this->inverted_);
diff --git a/esphome/components/switch/switch.h b/esphome/components/switch/switch.h
index b999296564..6371e35292 100644
--- a/esphome/components/switch/switch.h
+++ b/esphome/components/switch/switch.h
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ class Switch : public EntityBase, public EntityBase_DeviceClass {
   /// The current reported state of the binary sensor.
   bool state;
 
+  /** Control this switch using a boolean state value.
+   *
+   * This method provides a unified interface for setting the switch state based on a boolean parameter.
+   * It automatically calls turn_on() when state is true or turn_off() when state is false.
+   *
+   * @param target_state The desired state: true to turn the switch ON, false to turn it OFF.
+   */
+  void control(bool target_state);
   /** Turn this switch on. This is called by the front-end.
    *
    * For implementing switches, please override write_state.
diff --git a/esphome/dashboard/web_server.py b/esphome/dashboard/web_server.py
index 46f09336bb..9db389c39a 100644
--- a/esphome/dashboard/web_server.py
+++ b/esphome/dashboard/web_server.py
@@ -324,14 +324,13 @@ class EsphomePortCommandWebSocket(EsphomeCommandWebSocket):
         configuration = json_message["configuration"]
         config_file = settings.rel_path(configuration)
         port = json_message["port"]
-        addresses: list[str] = [port]
+        addresses: list[str] = []
         if (
             port == "OTA"  # pylint: disable=too-many-boolean-expressions
             and (entry := entries.get(config_file))
             and entry.loaded_integrations
             and "api" in entry.loaded_integrations
         ):
-            addresses = []
             # First priority: entry.address AKA use_address
             if (
                 (use_address := entry.address)
@@ -359,6 +358,13 @@ class EsphomePortCommandWebSocket(EsphomeCommandWebSocket):
                 # since MQTT logging will not work otherwise
                 addresses.extend(sort_ip_addresses(new_addresses))
 
+        if not addresses:
+            # If no address was found, use the port directly
+            # as otherwise they will get the chooser which
+            # does not work with the dashboard as there is no
+            # interactive way to get keyboard input
+            addresses = [port]
+
         device_args: list[str] = [
             arg for address in addresses for arg in ("--device", address)
         ]
diff --git a/tests/components/switch/common.yaml b/tests/components/switch/common.yaml
index 8d6972f91b..b69e36a1c0 100644
--- a/tests/components/switch/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/switch/common.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,11 @@ switch:
     name: "Template Switch"
     id: the_switch
     optimistic: true
+
+esphome:
+  on_boot:
+    - switch.turn_on: the_switch
+    - switch.turn_off: the_switch
+    - switch.control:
+        id: the_switch
+        state: !lambda return (1 > 2);